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I. C. ADAMS.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, I9I4.

- 1 219 367. Patented Mar. 13, 1917. 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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J. CLAY ADAMS, OF WEIR CITY, KANSAS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, J. CLAY .ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at /Veir City, in the county of Cherokee and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tilting bins or containers, and it has for its object to produce a bin or container of this class which shall be suitable for family use as well as in stores and which shall be simple in construction and eiiicient in operation.

A further object of the invention is to produce a bin of the class described having a lid or cover of simple and improved construction, the said lid being so arranged as to be relatively stationary so that when the bin is tilted to an open position the contents thereof shall be rendered accessible, while when the bin is tilted to a closed position the contents will be protected by the cover.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through the bin and casing and showing the bin in a closed position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view in an open position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view, the top of the casing having been removed.

Fig. 4t is a view in side elevation of the bin detached from the casing.

Fig. 5 is a. vertical sectional view of a casing from which the bin has been removed.

Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 6-6 in Fig. 1.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The casing A of the improved bin includes side walls 10 each of which carries a pintle or pivot member 11 which is located on the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed February 11, 1914. Serial No. 818,083.

inner face near the lower end and a short distance in rear of the front edge of such side member.

The bin B includes side members 12, a front member 13 and a bottom member 14:, the latter being positioned substantially at right angles to the front member, and the side members being sector-shaped. The sides of the bin are provided with grooves 15 extending rearwardly from the front edges thereof for engagement with the pivot members 11, said grooves which have terminal upturned inner ends forming recesses 11 being preferably reinforced by metal plates 16. The bin is provided with a rear wall member 17 made preferably of sheet metal, and said rear wall member serves to support arcuate grooved guide members 18 that are positioned contiguous to but spaced from the arcuate edges of the side members 12, said guide members being connected at their forward ends with the front member 13 which is provided with, a transverse groove 19 in which the forward ends of said guide members are securely seated. These guide members serve, together with the edges of the side members 12, to provide grooves or ways for a slidable arcuate cover 20, the front end of which is adapted to be seated in the groove 19. as seen in Fig. 1. Said cover is provided intermediate the ends thereof with hooks 21 adapted to engage a cross bar 22 which connects the side memhers 10 of the casing, said cross bar being preferably of square cross section, and the hooks 21 being correspondingly shaped so as to securely engage the said cross bar without liability of sliding or being otherwise disengaged therefrom.

One side member of the casing and one side member of the bin are provided with coacting stop members 23, 24 for the purpose of limiting the forward tilting movement of the bin. The casinghas a top member 25 which is provided at the front edge thereof with a downwardly extending cleat 26 that lies contiguous to the upper edge of thebin may now be tilted within'the casing to the position shown in Fig. 1, by reference to which it will be seen that when the bin is closed, the top edge of the front wall thereof is slightly overlapped by the cleat 26, thereby preventing displacement of the bin upwardly with respect to the pivot memhere, which latter operate in the notches 11 which are reinforced by the plates 16. To remove th bin from the casing, it is tilted forwardly, after which the heel end thereof may be disengaged from the pintles, and the bin lifted from the casing. The front member of the bin is provided with a sight glass 27 through which the, contents are exposed to view, and it also has a handle 28 whereby the bin may be conveniently manipulated.

When the device is constructed and as sembled as herein set forth, the hook members 21 of the cover will engage the cross bar 22 and the cover member will thereby be retained relatively stationary. It will be understood that the cover member, as well as the grooves or ways: wherein it slides, is to be substantially concentric with the axis of the pivot members. It follows that when the bin is tilted to an open position, as shown in Fig. 2, the upper portion thereof will be uncovered, thereby making the contents easily accessible and also enabling the bin to be conveniently filled. WVhen the bin is tilted to a closed position, the cover member 20 will form a complete closure, preventing the entrance of impurities as well as noxious insects and other vermin. To remove the ,bin from the casing it is only 7 a hook on the lid 7 necessary to slightly tilt the sameuntil the '21 from the cross bar 22, after which the bin may be lifted from the casing.

It will be seen that I have produced a-dust and vermin proof bin which is both simple and eflicient. It is also evident that by constructing a casing with a plurality of compartments, a series of bins may be arranged side byside in an obvious manner, and the device may then be utilized as a counter or other store fixture.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a device of the class described, a casing, a bin tiltably supported in the casing, said bin having an arcuate rear wall member concentric with the axis about which the bin is tiltable, arcuate guide members connected with the top portion of the bin and terminally supported on the arcuate rear wall member, an arcuate lid engaging the guide members, a cross bar in the casing, and detachably engaging the cross bar; the casing and the bin being provided with interengaging pivot members and bearings permitting the bin to be lifted from the casing when slightly tilted outwardly therefrom.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J. CLAY ADAMS. VVitnesses- L. P. BARNEY, C. l/V. Hoes.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing' the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. .7 

